The course covers topics related to design of high-frequency and high-speed circuits, both at the transistor and system-level, with emphasis on design of modern RF and wireless communication ICs. The topics covered are basic RF design concepts, modern integrated circuit technologies (such as SiGe and CMOS), fundamental limitations of speed of operation of transistors, high-frequency and wideband amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, concepts of impedance matching, physics of noise, frequency-translational circuits such as mixers, oscillators and phase noise, frequency-synthesis and phase-locked loops.

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The understanding of these fundamental concepts will enable students to apply the techniques to a wide range of recent advancements in high-speed wireless and optical communication as well as emerging areas in biomedical electronics.